Tathodelta purpurascens

Tathodelta purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Tathodelta
Species:	T. purpurascens
Binomial name
	Tathodelta purpurascens; Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
	Tathodelta malayana Hampson, 1926;

Tathodelta purpurascens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo and Bali.

Its forewings have a uniform purplish tinge. Pale postmedial strongly curved subcostally. The caterpillar is greenish. Head is glossy and whitish green. Pupa lacks a bloom. Larval host plant is Allophylus.[3][4]

References

"Species Details: Tathodelta purpurascens Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
"Tathodelta purpurascens Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
"Tathodelta Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Tathodelta purpurascens Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "Tathodelta purpurascens Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[4] "Tathodelta Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.